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"We're really enjoying it": Shane Filan talks 25 years of Westlife, NZ tour

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 12 May 2026, 10:12am
Kian Egan, Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne of Westlife perform during their performance with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall on October 28, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
Kian Egan, Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne of Westlife perform during their performance with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall on October 28, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

"We're really enjoying it": Shane Filan talks 25 years of Westlife, NZ tour

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 12 May 2026, 10:12am

It’s been 25 years of Westlife. 

The globally renowned Irish boyband formed in 1998, splitting up in 2012 before reuniting once more in 2018. 

They have over three billion streams, 36 number one albums worldwide, and have sold 55 million records and more than six million concert tickets. 

And now they’re coming to New Zealand as part of their 25th Anniversary World Tour – performing on our shores for the first time in 20 years. 

“This tour is shaping up to be the biggest tour we’ve ever done,” lead singer Shane Filan told Mike Hosking.   

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